Federal & State Programs

The following are benefits and services that veterans and dependents may be entitled to through federal and state programs.

Federal Benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• Disability compensation (service connected disabilities)
• Non-service pension (veterans)
• Education benefits
• Vocational rehabilitation (service connected disabled veterans)
• VA home loans
• Death benefits
  • Headstone / Grave Marker / Medallion
  • Burial flags
  • Bronze star grave marker
  • Burial
  • Fort Snelling National Veterans Cemetery
• Medical care at VA hospitals / clinics
• Toxic Exposure Benefits (Agent Orange, Burn Pits, etc)
• Survivor benefits
  • Widows pension
  • DIC (service connected death)
  • CHAMPVA health benefit
• Women veterans programs

State Benefits from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs

• Temporary financial assistance (short term disability)
• Dental and optical assistance (veterans / spouses / widows)
• State veterans homes
• Veterans and war orphans education benefits
• Veterans preference advocacy
• State veterans cemeteries 
• Property tax exclusion

Other Services & Benefits

• Discharge upgrades
• Assistance requesting military records
• Employment and re-employment rights